Mary Ellwood, 1773. #SA001089

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Mary Ellwood, 1773

Sampler Archive ID:	SA001089
Maker:	Mary Ellwood
Maker Birthplace:	Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	7-9 years
Place Made:	Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1773
Decade Made:	1770-1779
Owner:	Westtown School
Accession Number:	S.70
Object Credit:	Gift of Ruth R. Vail in 1959.
Contributor:	Westtown School

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

10.50 H x 7.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

11.70 H x 9.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Number series, Personal name, Personal initials, Date, Verse or other block of text, Verse, Maker signature, Family genealogy

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Thou shall have no more Gods but me
Before no idol bow they knee IE
Take not the name of God in vain KE

Nor dare the sabbath day prophane
Give both thy parents honour due
Take heed that thou no murder do
Abstain from words & deeds unclean
Nor steal tho thou art poor & mean
Nor make a wilful lie nor love it
What is thy neighbours dare not covet

Mary Ellwood her work 1773

John & Katherine Ellwood 1234

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Linen

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, Red, Rust

Thread Condition:

Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682
Birthdate:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682
Birth Location:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 County: Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 State Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682
Death Date:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682
Death Location:	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682
Religion:	Quaker
Parents:	Sampler	Birth:	Death:
	Genealogy of the Sharpless Family; descended from John and Jane Sharpless, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: Aaron Sharpless	Birth:	Death:
	Date: May 11, 1783	Place:

Children:

Rebecca Sharpless	Birth: April 9, 1785	Death: June 10, 1786
John Sharpless	Birth: May 17, 1787	Death: Nov. 11, 1787
Sarah Sharpless	Birth: Oct. 2, 1788	Death: June 24, 1836
Joseph Sharpless	Birth: Dec 5, 1790	Death: 1816
Mary Sharpless	Birth: Oct. 15, 1793	Death: July 13, 1827

Previous Owners:	Name: Ruth Russell Vail, spouse of James G. Vail Relation to maker: James G. Vail is the great-great grandson of the maker
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: In Stitches: Unraveling Their Stories Host: Chester County Historical Society Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania Date: Dec. 2011-Sep. 2012 Title: Stitches in Time: Bucks County Needlework Samplers Host: Mercer Museum Location: Doylestown, Pennsylvania Date: Sept. - Nov. 2012
Literature:	Author(s): Mary Uhl Brooks Title: Threads of Useful Learning: Westtown School Samplers Publication/Publisher: Westtown School Date: 2015

Object Details